they're using the same point of view to improve access to safe drinking water in india and africa, redesigning school systems in peru, and helping north face expand their brand into china. kel k kelley has always come up with solutions. his first job was at boeing. he was part of a team that designed the lights around the passenger windows as well as the lavatory occupy sign. but he said the seeds of who he is today can be traced to his childhood in barberton, ohio, where he learned the value of building with his hands. >> in my family if the washer broke, you didn't order a part. you made a new part to try to fix it because that was part of the game that, you know, we're capable of fixing things. >> and that was part of something in you. you wanted to take it apart. >> my mother tells people that i took the family piano apart but it wasn't that interesting to put back together. it hung out for most of my childhood. >> what a cool guy. >> yeah, the innovations -- >> actually i was talking about charlie. but david kelley is interesting too. you can see the entire conversation on "60 minutes" th